Vince Guaraldi Trio (album)
Vince Guaraldi Trio is the debut studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released in the US by Fantasy Records in September 1956. It was recorded in San Francisco, California, in April 1956.[1]
Vince Guaraldi Trio | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1956 | |||
Recorded | April 1956 | |||
Studio | Fantasy Recording Studios, San Francisco, California[1] | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:39 | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Five Cents Please | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on the "mild, unambitious variations on standards" and suggested that Duran was more prominent than Guaraldi.[1] AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that the pianist "swings lightly and with subtle creativity".[2]
Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang noted that the "absence of drums contributes to the album's quieter sound, and Guaraldi displays none of the Latin-influenced touch that later would consume him, and very little of the energetic chops he delivered while working with the Woody Herman and Cal Tjader bands."[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Django" | John Lewis | 4:57 |
2. | "Fenwyck's Farfel" | Vince Guaraldi | 4:05 |
3. | "Never Never Land" | 4:15 | |
4. | "Chelsea Bridge" | Billy Strayhorn | 3:39 |
5. | "Fascinating Rhythm" | 2:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Lady's in Love with You" | 3:52 | |
2. | "Sweet and Lovely" | 3:42 | |
3. | "Ossobucco" | Eddie Duran | 2:55 |
4. | "Three Coins in the Fountain" |
| 4:06 |
5. | "It's De-Lovely" | Cole Porter | 3:23 |
Total length: | 37:39 |
Personnel
Adapted from album's original vinyl rear cover sleeve.[5]
- Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Vince Guaraldi – piano
- Eddie Duran – guitar
- Dean Reilly – double bass
- Additional
- Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes
External links
- Vince Guaraldi Trio at Discogs (list of releases)
References
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Yanow, Scott. "Vince Guaraldi Trio: Vince Guaraldi Trio". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Vince Guaraldi Trio". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- Vince Guaraldi Trio at Discogs (list of releases)